John Fea, author of “Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?” to speak and sign books at Camp Hill Barnes & Noble
April 18th, 2011
GRANTHAM, Pa. (April 18, 2011) — John Fea, associate professor of American history and chair of the history department at Messiah College, will speak about his recently-released book, “Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?” on May 7 at 10:30 a.m. at the Barnes & Noble Booksellers in the Camp Hill Shopping Plaza, 59 South 32nd Street, Camp Hill. Fea will sign books following the brief lecture.
“Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?” is a historical primer that examines the title question through three different lenses: by considering the history of the idea that the United States is a Christian nation; by analyzing whether or not the American Revolution was a Christian event; and by investigating the religious beliefs of the founding fathers.
About John Fea
John Fea is associate professor of American history and chair of the history department at Messiah College. Fea received his Ph.D. from Stony Brook University and has written extensively for both scholarly and popular audiences.
Fea is also the author of “The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the Rural Enlightenment in Early America (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008). He co-edited “Confessing History: Explorations in Christian Faith and the Historian’s Vocation (University of Notre Dame Press, 2010). His next book, “The Power to Transform: A Christian Reflection on the Study of the Past” will appear in 2012.
Fea’s essays and reviews on the history of American culture have appeared in “The Journal of American History,” “The William and Mary Quarterly,” “The Journal of the Early Republic,” “Explorations in Early American Culture,” the “New Pantagruel,” “The Cresset” and “Common Place.” He has also written for a number of national newspapers. His weekly column, “Confessing History,” appears on the religion website Patheos. Fea also blogs daily at The Way of Improvement Leads Home (philipvickersfithian.com/).
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts sciences, enrolls more than 2,900 undergraduate and graduate students. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.
